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["Fry one pound of bacon in each of two skillets or pots.", "Have a 3rd pot ready.", "One of them should be ""the big pot"" (I use a lobster pot, with lid).", "Remove the bacon, and pour about 1/3 of the grease from each of the two skillets into the third.", "In each of the three skillets, brown three pounds of the ground meats (beef in two of them, turkey in the third).", "The garlic cloves should be mixed in while the ground beef is cooking.", "While meats are browning is a good time to begin measuring the dry ingredients into a bowl or two.", "Mix the dry ingredients together.", "As the meats finish browning, add the smaller pots into the bigger pot.", "It doesn't hurt to begin mixing in some of the dry ingredients and the chopped peppers into the big pot as you add meats, as this will help to disperse the ingredients in the big pot.", "Also consider adding SOME of the tomatoes and paste in between layers.", "Save the beer for last, however.", "After one of the pots is ""done"